JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed the condition of the ship owned by PT Jembatan Nusantara which was acquired by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry. Investigators obtained the findings when checking in the field.
"We also want to show photos as comparisons. These are photos of ships from PT Jembatan Nusantara," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday night, November 24.
From the photo shown by Asep, it can be seen that the ship's condition reads "Citra Nusantara" and "Andhika Nusantara". There are carats here and there to inadequate facilities.
In addition to his condition, Asep also explained, the ship belonging to the Nusantara Bridge which was acquired, was produced in 1959.
"Well, we just want to convey, the information we convey is that this ship is made in '59, some are in '66, some are on average 64 years. If (production, ed) in '64 it means 61 years," he said.
"So there are ships used for crossings that have been used for 59 years, it has been more than 60 years and that is also very dangerous. What is at stake is the lives of the passengers, like that," continued Asep, who also serves as Director of KPK Investigations.
Furthermore, Asep emphasized that a number of consolidation also occurred in the business cooperation process (KSU) and the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara by ASDP. One of them is the consolidation of ship data.
"So this PT JN then manipulated the data that the data provided by PT JN was younger in the year. Younger in the year. However, this was not carried out by checking with the team from ASDP at that time," he said.
"We can only check this with the International Maritime Organization or IMO. Here is the name of the ship, there is a number, yes, that's it," he explained.
As previously reported, the Jakarta Corruption Court Panel of Judges sentenced Ira Puspadewi as the former Director of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry. He was found guilty in the corruption case of the acquisition and business cooperation (KSU) of PT Jembatan Nusantara by PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry.
Apart from Ira, former Director of Planning and Development of PT ASDP, Harry Muhammad Adhi Caksono, and former Director of Commercial and Services of PT ASDP, Muhammad Yusuf Hadi was sentenced to 4 years and a fine of Rp250 million. They were found guilty and committed corruption together as the second alternative indictment of Article 3 Jo Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999.
However, the trial of this case became the spotlight after the Chief Justice of the Panel of Judges, Sunoto stated that Ira Puspadewi et al should have been acquitted or onslag. He took the option of dissenting opinion because the acquisition of PT JN by ASDP was not entirely convincing as a criminal act of corruption.
Sunoto also explained that the punishment for Ira Puspadewi et al also had a negative impact on the business world, especially SOEs. The board of directors can be afraid to make decisions for fear of experiencing a similar fate.
"The best professional-professional will think many times to accept the leadership position in BUMN because they are worried that any non-optimal business decisions can be criminalized," Sunoto said in a verdict hearing, Thursday, November 20.
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